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Post by chelmuth on Apr 12, 2008 4:54:30 GMT
I would like to start a minibog at some point, but the variable weather around my part of CA makes selecting the right plants tricky. Any ideas? My B52s seem to do quite well outside for the winter if thats any reference.... Thanks for the help.  |
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Post by ICPS-bob on Apr 15, 2008 22:56:28 GMT
By CA, I assume you mean California and not Canada. California is a big place with climate conditions ranging from semi-tropic to Arctic; dry desert to rain forest. If you give your location, we could be more helpful.
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Post by rsivertsen on Apr 15, 2008 23:05:47 GMT
An interesting question that surfaces once in a while is: "Who gets more snow, California or the North Pole?" With images of palm trees and surfing beaches and all! -- and of course, everybody knows that California gets waaaaay more snow than the North Pole!
Towns such as Truckee in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, have been known to shut down outside traffic for months due to snow depths that make it nearly impossible to navigate though the interconnecting mountain roads!
- Rich
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Post by chelmuth on Apr 16, 2008 1:07:04 GMT
I'm in Stockton CA, and we don;t see any snow that doesn't melt in the air before you can even see it. I can agree with your comment on the multiple climates, it's crazy.
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Post by ICPS-bob on Apr 16, 2008 2:05:04 GMT
In Stockton, you should be able to grow virtually any CP outdoors in a minibog, except for tropical ones. Since summer there can be very hot and dry, make sure that the bog is deep enough so the soil does not get too hot and/or dry out. If adequate size or depth is a problem, you might consider a lath trellis to provide partial shade during the hottest time of the day. Your climate is not unlike that in Davis. A visit to Barry might be informative.
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Post by chelmuth on Apr 18, 2008 0:59:25 GMT
Almost perfect bog conditions, awesome. I can understand the problem about drying out though, it can be pretty dry during the summer sometimes... I'm sure I could compensate though if it turns out to be a problem. Next stop at California Carnivores I'll need to pick up some bog plants...
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Post by chelmuth on Jun 30, 2008 5:44:06 GMT
Hope this isn;t against the rules (I didn;t want to start a new topic just for this) but I have a little update; I just grabbed 2 medium-sized Sarracenia at the latest BACPS meeting, and now I have a ton of sand, peat, and a nice big pot to put the plants in. I'll be mixing up the CP mix tomorrow and then plopping the plants in.
Any suggestions for soil layering/ect? Thanks
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Post by ahtrum on Jul 16, 2008 4:16:38 GMT
While I dont have much experience with bog gardens/mini bogs, i have potted CPs and mixed CP soil. I think its safe to say that youll want close to a 50/50 mixture of peat and sand, of course this can vary depending on the plant, but generally most CPs will do great in a 50/50 peat/sand mixture. Also, you may want to plug the hole at the bottom of the pot before filling it up with your soil mix. And i just realized that this is an old thread and you probably already figured all this out by now. Sorry  |
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